In a video circulated in May, a group of Indian fighters vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots and elsewhere.

With five arrests from Hyderabad on Wednesday the number of ISIS recruits in custody has gone up to 54. The National Investigation Agency that busted the module says the rookies were in touch with a former Indian Mujahideen member who is now part of Islamic State and were plotting terror strikes and communal clashes.